Places thirstymaenad Wants to Go

A cozy cafe tells the remarkable story of how one man started with a little red paperclip and wound up with an entire house.

This small collection in the back of a shop is the only oddities museum in Saskatoon.

Built after the 1991 discovery of one of the world's most complete T.rex skeletons in the nearby hills.

The most northerly active sand dunes in the world have some very rare botanical residents.

The Twisted Trees of Alticane are an unnerving grove of Quaking Aspen, apparently mutated from a single source, giving them a twisted and unnatural appearance.

Underground tunnels once home to crime are now back open to the public.

These little-known sands dunes are a geological anomaly in Saskatchewan's southern prairies.

The social hall of this former factory is a Communist-era time capsule.

On the outskirts of the small village, an abandoned grassy field glitters thanks to the white stones of an ancient structure.

Underneath this Byzantinian church lies a necropolis filled with ancient tombs and the ruins of previous churches.

These cascading falls resonate throughout the Bulgarian forest.

Crossing a suspension bridge above a forest is the only way to reach this 12th-century monastery.

One of the largest mines in Bulgaria is now home to a vast museum more than 100 feet underground.

Not far from a popular beach, an unfinished, abandoned mansion for Bulgaria's last communist dictator.

A mysterious tunnel hidden in the shadows of a colorful, historic sanctuary.

Ruins of an early Roman Christian church dating back to the 4th to 5th centuries.

The remarkably well-preserved final resting place of a powerful ancient Thracian king.

In a long-dry lake bed, these groups of massive stone pillars bear a striking resemblance to clumps of everyone's favorite fungi.

Outstanding, eerie frescoes and decorations fill this 19th-century monastery.

The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.

A spectacular Bulgarian cave resembling a devil's head with a waterfall rushing down its throat.

An ancient Thracian city where fire rituals were practiced on the largest cult altar in Southeast Europe.

The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via two deity-sized-eye-shaped holes.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.